Thursday, July 30, 2009
A Tweet Tort
A Chicago landlord has sued a tenant for libel based on a "malicious and defamatory" tweet about her apartment to her 20 Twitter followers. ABA Journal and Jonathan Turley both have more. Here's a copy of the complaint (pdf).
- SBS
https://lawprofessors.typepad.com/tortsprof/2009/07/a-tweet-tort.html
Per se damages? In most states one would have to prove special damages under these facts.
Posted by: Beau Baez | Aug 2, 2009 4:21:12 PM